Fiat Chrysler headquarters will be in London, CEO confirms

DETROIT May 8 The headquarters of the newly
merged Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will be moved to
London, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne clarified on Thursday,
cementing a politically sensitive shift away from Italy, Fiat's
home for the past 115 years.

Fiat's home is currently in Turin, Italy, while Chrysler is
headquartered in Auburn Hills, outside of Detroit.

"Headquarters will be in London," he told journalists during
a press conference at Chrysler's headquarters. "It's clear that
group executive functions, the board, my office, some of my
functions, need to operate out of London, but that doesn't mean
that I'm giving up my operational responsibilities of the U.S.
We will be multi-faceted ... we will do stuff everywhere."

In January, Fiat sealed a $4.35 billion deal to take full
control of Chrysler, creating the world's seventh-largest auto
group. The group said at the time that FCA would have its
primary listing in New York, with a secondary listing in Milan,
and that the holding group would be registered in the
Netherlands and have its tax domicile in Britain.

Unions and politicians in Italy have been concerned about
any potential job cuts as a result of the move of headquarters,
but Marchionne has repeatedly said the merger would have no
impact on jobs in Italy or elsewhere.

Marchionne also said investors overreacted when they sold
Fiat Chrysler shares after the carmaker's presentation of an
ambitious five-year plan.

The stock fell almost 12 percent on Wednesday as analysts
questioned whether Marchionne would manage to multiply sales,
raise profit and slash debt, while investing 48 billion euros
($67 billion) in a global expansion led by the Jeep, Alfa Romeo
and Maserati brands - and without divestments or a share issue.

Earlier on Thursday, the company said that Marchionne bought
130,000 Fiat shares and Chairman John Elkann 133,000, in a show
of support of their ambitious turnaround plan.

Marchionne reiterated on Thursday that any decision on
raising capital would be made by the board after FCA is listed
in New York, currently planned for the last quarter of this
year.
(Reporting by Agnieszka Flak; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)

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